Comments on: Orange is here, your connection suffers! http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/ Bringing geekiness to the world Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: anazarel http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-147 anazarel Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:11:09 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-147 just phone them yesterday, zot mem pas koner ki limit la eter so to be on the safe side I didn't renew my RS account I'll wait for one month and see what will it be as the operator told me lots of PIRATE pe download ek faire bizness that's why one of the main raizon pou applique FUP. I think MODERATION is the word..... fuiiii just phone them yesterday, zot mem pas koner ki limit la eter so to be on the safe side I didn’t renew my RS account I’ll wait for one month and see what will it be as the operator told me lots of PIRATE pe download ek faire bizness that’s why one of the main raizon pou applique FUP.
I think MODERATION is the word….. fuiiii

]]> By: InF http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-146 InF Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:42:25 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-146 Duh! Lol!! Indicative thresholds ADSL Home Downloads/month 128K No of MP3s 2,000 No of movies 14 512K No of MP3s 4,000 No of movies 28 So the Orange folks assume that I, as an ADSL user downloads only MP3's and Videos per month? What the?! What about online gaming, browsing, downloading software, upgrading existing softwares? That's a pretty weak argument IMHO... If I assume that 1 MP3 file = 7MB approx (192Kbps)... that makes 28,000MB, effectively making the cap limit = 28GB at least for 512Kbps, right? Now, movies. If I assume DVD Rip, non-HD quality... 19,600MB or 19GB? So, what's the capping for 512Kbps? 28+19 = 47GB? If so, it's quite nice! Btw.. notice something 512Kbps's MP3s and movies = 2x that of 128Kbps. But!! 512 = 128 x 4!! Shouldn't the limits be: 8000 MP3s and 56 Movies?? :P Duh! Lol!!

Indicative thresholds ADSL Home
Downloads/month
128K No of MP3s 2,000 No of movies 14

512K No of MP3s 4,000 No of movies 28

So the Orange folks assume that I, as an ADSL user downloads only MP3’s and Videos per month? What the?!

What about online gaming, browsing, downloading software, upgrading existing softwares? That’s a pretty weak argument IMHO…

If I assume that 1 MP3 file = 7MB approx (192Kbps)… that makes 28,000MB, effectively making the cap limit = 28GB at least for 512Kbps, right?

Now, movies. If I assume DVD Rip, non-HD quality… 19,600MB or 19GB? So, what’s the capping for 512Kbps? 28+19 = 47GB? If so, it’s quite nice!

Btw.. notice something 512Kbps’s MP3s and movies = 2x that of 128Kbps. But!! 512 = 128 x 4!! Shouldn’t the limits be:

8000 MP3s and 56 Movies?? :P

]]> By: anazarel http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-145 anazarel Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:58:56 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-145 HELLO We know that you enjoy surfing and downloading music, movies and pictures. But we also know that this can get a little frustrating at times, as heavy users on our network can reduce the internet speed at your end. Heavy users download very large files 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, leaving less bandwidth for the rest of you. And we think it’s unfair that you should not be getting good speeds when you surf the internet because of a very small number of users. To make sure everyone is getting the best quality connection speeds from us, we have set up monitoring tools to identify those few very heavy users and to manage their bandwidth. That’s why we have introduced the Fair Usage Policy. We know the majority of customers usage will always fall well within this policy, but this will also help us address any excessive usage, so you always get the most reliable broadband services. How would you qualify as a heavy user? Well, if you continuously download large files, then there is a great chance that you are a heavy user. For example, if you are an ADSL 512K customer and you download over 4,000 music tracks per month or more than 28 movies per month and keep on doing this type of download every month, then you would qualify as a heavy user. This type of download is a large amount by any normal standard of usage. Below is an indicative of FUP thresholds for other ADSL packages: Indicative thresholds ADSL Home Downloads/month 128K No of MP3s 2,000 No of movies 14 512K No of MP3s 4,000 No of movies 28 Click here for more information about the Fair Usage Policy and our new Orange ADSL Terms & Conditions. For any questions, call us free of charge* on 8900 or visit www.orange.mu ORANGE: HAHAHA............FUP IS NOW OFFICIAL INTERNAUT: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :X HELLO

We know that you enjoy surfing and downloading music, movies and pictures. But we also know that this can get a little frustrating at times, as heavy users on our network can reduce the internet speed at your end.

Heavy users download very large files 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, leaving less bandwidth for the rest of you. And we think it’s unfair that you should not be getting good speeds when you surf the internet because of a very small number of users. To make sure everyone is getting the best quality connection speeds from us, we have set up monitoring tools to identify those few very heavy users and to manage their bandwidth.

That’s why we have introduced the Fair Usage Policy. We know the majority of customers usage will always fall well within this policy, but this will also help us address any excessive usage, so you always get the most reliable broadband services.

How would you qualify as a heavy user? Well, if you continuously download large files, then there is a great chance that you are a heavy user. For example, if you are an ADSL 512K customer and you download over 4,000 music tracks per month or more than 28 movies per month and keep on doing this type of download every month, then you would qualify as a heavy user. This type of download is a large amount by any normal standard of usage. Below is an indicative of FUP thresholds for other ADSL packages:

Indicative thresholds ADSL Home
Downloads/month
128K No of MP3s 2,000 No of movies 14

512K No of MP3s 4,000 No of movies 28

Click here for more information about the Fair Usage Policy and our new Orange ADSL Terms & Conditions.

For any questions, call us free of charge* on 8900 or visit http://www.orange.mu

ORANGE: HAHAHA…………FUP IS NOW OFFICIAL
INTERNAUT: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :X

]]> By: Arjen http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-72 Arjen Thu, 08 May 2008 18:14:55 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-72 So, UCL is that so p*ssed off to invest in Mauritius? You're kidding. So, UCL is that so p*ssed off to invest in Mauritius? You’re kidding.

]]> By: carrotmadman6 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-64 carrotmadman6 Sun, 04 May 2008 15:55:07 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-64 @Bilbo No, it's UCL. http://www.united.com.mu/ FTTH: http://www.united.com.mu/solutions/b_ftthsol.php (Although HCL is a much bigger company :P ) @Bilbo

No, it’s UCL.
http://www.united.com.mu/
FTTH:
http://www.united.com.mu/solutions/b_ftthsol.php
(Although HCL is a much bigger company :P )

]]> By: Bilbo http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-62 Bilbo Sun, 04 May 2008 12:26:14 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-62 I think it has to be HCL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Computers_Limited) I think it has to be HCL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan_Computers_Limited)

]]> By: Guru http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-60 Guru Sat, 03 May 2008 19:28:57 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-60 They don't want to upgrade their network for a small user base. Then why do they even think of operating MT? Be practical. They don’t want to upgrade their network for a small user base. Then why do they even think of operating MT? Be practical.

]]> By: InF http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-59 InF Sat, 03 May 2008 18:15:53 +0000 http://www.geekscribes.net/blog/2008/04/18/orange-is-here-your-connection-suffers/#comment-59 Bilbo, it's not HydroChloric Acid (HCL)! It's UCL! :D Anyways... You are right. At the time they consider to be peak hours, most people are working, and the majority of heavy downloaders (students?) are at school So, I don't think that heavy downloaders abusing their bandwidth at 2am has any effect on the "casual" user. Bilbo, it’s not HydroChloric Acid (HCL)! It’s UCL! :D

Anyways… You are right. At the time they consider to be peak hours, most people are working, and the majority of heavy downloaders (students?) are at school So, I don’t think that heavy downloaders abusing their bandwidth at 2am has any effect on the “casual” user.

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